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Man sentenced for crash that killed son

A father whose son died in an automobile accident was sentenced to prison Wednesday.

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Updated: 6:12 PM EST Dec 2, 2015

Man sentenced for crash that killed son

A father whose son died in an automobile accident was sentenced to prison Wednesday.

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WEBVTT PRISON. SUZANNE ROANTREE IS HERE WITH THE DETAILS ON THIS. REPORTER: AS PART OF THAT PLEA DEAL, THE MOTHER OF THE TEEN WASN'T MADE TO TESTIFY. ATTORNEYS INVOLVED IN THE CASE SAY SHE WANTS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THIS BEHIND HER. THE DAY AFTER WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS SON'S 16TH BIRTHDAY, HIS FATHER WAS SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON FOR CAUSING HIS DEATH. >> THIS WAS AGONIZING FOR HIM. REPORTER: HE PLED GUILTY TO NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE IN CONNECTION TO THE FEBRUARY 2014 CRASH WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS CAR IN MERRIMACK. THE CAR STRUCK THE MEDIAN AND ENDED UP ON ITS ROOF. THE CRASH KILLED HIS SON KOBE WHO WAS 14 AT THE TIME AND PROSECUTOR HE WAS DRINKING. >> THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THAT WE PROSECUTE. BUT IN THIS INSTANCE THE DEFENDANT KILLED HIS OWN SON. THE STATE CAN'T PUNISH HIM ANY MORE THAN HE'S GOING TO PUNISH HIMSELF FOR THAT. >> THE BEST THING GOD EVER GAVE TO ME WAS MY SON, AND THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE WAS THE DAY MY SON WAS BORN. REPORTER: THE PLEA DEAL ALSO SPARED THE BOY'S MOTHER FROM HAVING TO TESTIFY. THE DEFENSE SAYS THAT'S ONE REASON WHY HE ACCEPTED THE DEAL. >> HE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT HIS SON'S MOTHER THROUGH A TRIAL. THIS IS KOBE'S BIRTHDAY WEEK, HE WOULD HAV BEEN 16. AND THIS WAS A FAIR OUTCOME. >> HER MAIN CONCERN WAS THAT MR. NGHIA HUYNH TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. SHE WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE PLEA. REPORTER: THE PROSECUTION ADDED THAT THE STATE NEEDS TO SEND A MESSAGE THAT DRINKING AND DRIVING WON'T BE TOLERATED, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

Man sentenced for crash that killed son

A father whose son died in an automobile accident was sentenced to prison Wednesday.